Contemporary Cultures of Display Emma Barker

Series:
Open University: Art and Its Histories
Format:
Paperback
Publication date:
02 Aug 1999
ISBN:
9780300077834
Dimensions:
278 pages: 257 x 192 x 17mm
Illustrations:
60 colour plates & 120 b&w illustrations

Focusing on the place of art in contemporary culture, this work discusses museums, galleries and exhibitions in Western Europe and the USA. It encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences and to consider whether today's art could be considered to be dominated by "spectacle".